rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN SCHOOL OF JUSTICE STUDIES Criminal Justice Leadership and Management | BACHELOR’S DEGREE Flex Choice Credit by Assessment Available | 12-Week Quarters (6-Week Sessions) Bachelor of Science Degree CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Additional training and other requirements may apply to careers in this field. Please read the Careers Disclosure. • Crime Victims Advocate • Security Manager • Corporate Security Supervisor • Corrections / Law Enforcement careers in some jurisdictions Careers Disclosure: Each federal, state, or local agency determines its own requirements for licensure of law enforcement careers, and may change these requirements at any time. Licensed law enforcement careers include police officer, corrections officer, parole officer, crime scene investigator, and other positions. Minimum educational standards for licensure in these careers range from a high school diploma to a college degree, and can vary widely (even within the same state). Some agencies require graduation from an agency-approved academic program or training academy. The Rasmussen College Criminal Justice Leadership and Management Bachelor’s Degree is NOT a training academy or approved program with any federal, state, or local agency. Other non-academic requirements are also required for licensure, which may include additional training, experience, graduation from an academy, physical fitness standards, background checks (certain results are often disqualifying), and other requirements. Before enrolling, it is important to understand all of the licensure eligibility standards for a desired career by consulting the appropriate federal, state, or local agency requirements. OBJECTIVE Graduates of this program know the theory and practice of criminal justice law, procedures, research methods, and leadership. They understand concepts of criminal behavior, crime prevention, and diversity in the justice system. Graduates can apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate facts and theories pertaining to criminal justice; locate, evaluate, and integrate appropriate primary and secondary sources; effectively communicate ideas through speaking and writing; recognize and address complex ethical situations; and operate effectively within a continually changing environment. Graduates value communication, critical thinking and problem solving, scientific and information literacy, financial literacy, diversity-awareness, and knowledge-creation skills and the need to incorporate them in meaningful ways. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS This is a bachelor-completer program. To be considered for admission, students must hold a conferred associate’s degree (see below) from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or students must have successfully completed at least 91 quarter or 61 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course that will be transferred. Students seeking consideration of credit for work or professional experience must go through the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) process as established through the Council for Adult Experiential Learning (CAEL). Acceptable Associate’s Degree programs are: • Criminal Justice • Law Enforcement • Justice Administration • Justice Management • Corrections • Public Safety • Emergency Management • Law Enforcement Academic Certificate and Law Enforcement Skills Prospective students without an associate’s degree in the fields listed above may be considered as specified below: • Student must have a conferred associate’s degree or at least 91 quarter credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course that will be transferred. • Students may be required to take additional coursework prior to being accepted in the program. The courses a student may be required to complete may include: Introduction to Criminal Justice, and either Introduction to Criminal Law or Applied Criminal Procedures. Prior transcripts will be evaluated on a course-by- course basis to determine which prequalification coursework is required. • Students who are not transferring successfully completed Introduction to Criminal Justice, and either Introduction to Criminal Law or Applied Criminal Procedures, will be required to successfully complete the required coursework within a regularly scheduled quarter at the Standard Tuition rate prior to acceptance into the program. • Students who are accepted into the program with these additional requirements are considered prequalified until all of the coursework listed above has been completed. Once the program prequalification requirements are met, the student will be accepted into the program. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Upper Division Communication (Select 1 course)+ Humanities (Select 2 courses)+ Math/Natural Sciences (*Required, select 1 additional course)+ *STA 3215 Social Sciences (Select 2 courses)+ CORE COURSES Upper Division CCJ 3164 CCJ 3667 Inferential Statistics and Analytics 8 See page 73 for General Education Course Selections. 4 8 8 Criminal Behavior: Profiling Violent Offenders Victims in Criminal Justice CCJ 3678 Cultural Diversity and Justice CCJ 3700 Research Methods in Criminal Justice CCJ 4015 CCJ 4279 CCJ 4542 Criminal Justice Seminar CCJ 4931 CJE 4444 Crime Prevention CJL 3297 Values-Based Leadership in Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Senior Thesis CCJ 4450 Criminal Justice Leadership and Management CCJ 4528 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice Constitutional Law MAN 4143 Contemporary Leadership Challenges MAN 4240 Organizational Behavior Analysis MMC 3209 Realities of Crime and Justice Transferred Lower-Division Credits Upper-Division General Education Credits Upper-Division Core Credits Total Bachelor’s Degree Credits +Flex Choice Credit by Assessment available; see page 137 for details. This program has not been approved by any state professional licensing body and does not lead to any state-issued professional license. For further information on professional licensing requirements, please contact the appropriate board or agency in your state of residence. Additional education, training, experience, and/or other eligibility criteria may apply. In Minnesota, the Criminal Justice Leadership and Management Bachelor’s Degree program does not meet the standards established by the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training Board for persons who seek employment as a peace officer. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, applicants must successfully pass a background check through Rasmussen College’s chosen third-party vendor. Fundamentals of CJ Supervision: What CJ Leaders Need to Know 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 91 28 61 180 Please note that an addendum is located at the end of the digital catalog. 48 For important information about the educational debt, earnings and completion rates of students who attended this program, please visit www.rasmussen.edu/doe_sid/criminal_justice_leadership_and_management_specialization_accelerated.html
